Introduction / Summary (2018): Hello and welcome to our
Sexuality pages. While this is not a pornographic site, it is provocative - founded upon
what people search on the Internet (which is very interesting!). We then
relate this to our biological and cultural evolution.
Sex is obviously important to people - and if you want to improve your sexual
relationships then knowing the truth about our human evolution is the best
foundation. By opening our minds to a greater diversity of behaviors, this
knowledge will help you creatively cultivate healthy pleasurable moral
attitudes and sexy smutty relationships (free from religious
guilt & cultural myths).
Support an open honest discussion on the truth of our sexual evolution and behaviour. If you support sex positive,
moral, informed sexual behaviour please share this knowledge. (These pages
have a diverse collection of fascinating information relating to our human
sexual evolution so people will appreciate it - see our 'nice letters' page!).
Sincerely, Karene.

"It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce." (Voltaire) - "Desire is the essence of a man." (Spinoza)

Introduction

1. Informed Consent. By informed, we obviously mean knowing the truth (which
is why philosophy is important to morality). Likewise, age must be relevant
for some consenting behaviours.

2. Do Unto Others (Do Not Harm Others).

We do not think sexual morality founded on religious myths is useful -
that a good understanding of our sexual evolution is necessary if we are
to act in an informed mutually beneficial way when it comes to sexual behaviours.
However as moral, rational creatures we do not believe that human behaviour
should we governed exactly how evolution dictates. Rather, it is important
to understand the truth about our evolution, such that we can better understand
our instincts and how to regulate them in socially acceptable ways.

From an evolutionary perspective, humans have evolved primitive sexual
behaviors (some unpleasant) - but we have also evolved a social / moral
instinct. e.g. To care and help others, to work together and not cause harm.

Evolution can be applied to human sexual morality in two distinct ways.

1. Our biological sexuality (what is 'normal' human sexual behaviour).
Studies suggest that Humans are very adaptable creatures, and that there
are in fact many diverse sexual behaviours that can be considered normal.

Thus evolutionary philosophy suggests that humans have evolved a diversity
of sexual behaviours that are all 'normal' in a sense, and these behaviours
are further regulated by cultural standards of what we consider to be moral.

We do wish to emphasise that our prime concern is to help promote an open
honest discussion about our sexual evolution. We obviously do not support
unlawful / immoral behavior, whether it is founded on a sexual instinct
or not.

We will be collecting more academic essays on sexual morality over time.
I am interested in exploring the role of religion (in particular christianity)
has had upon our human sexual morality.
Cheers,
Karene

From the website: 'Among the many topics explored by the philosophy of
sexuality are procreation, contraception, celibacy, marriage, adultery,
casual sex, flirting, prostitution, homosexuality, masturbation, seduction,
rape, sexual harassment, sadomasochism, pornography, bestiality, and pedophilia.
What do all these things have in common? All are related in various ways
to the vast domain of human sexuality. That is, they are related, on the
one hand, to the human desires and activities that involve the search for
and attainment of sexual pleasure or satisfaction and, on the other hand,
to the human desires and activities that involve the creation of new human
beings. For it is a natural feature of human beings that certain sorts of
behaviors and certain bodily organs are and can be employed either for pleasure
or for reproduction, or for both.

The philosophy of sexuality explores these topics both conceptually and
normatively. Conceptual analysis is carried out in the philosophy of sexuality
in order to clarify the fundamental notions of sexual desire and sexual
activity. Conceptual analysis is also carried out in attempting to arrive
at satisfactory definitions of adultery, prostitution, rape, pornography,
and so forth.
Normative philosophy of sexuality inquires about the value of sexual activity
and sexual pleasure and of the various forms they take. It investigates
what contribution is made to the good or virtuous life by sexuality, and
tries to determine what moral obligations we have to refrain from performing
certain sexual acts and what moral permissions we have to engage in others.'
(Alan Soble)

Philosophy of Human Sexualityhttps://www.iep.utm.edu/s/sexualit.htm

Christianity and Sexual Morality

Christian religion believes sexual intercourse before marriage and homosexuality
are immoral and sinful. Chastity is virtuous and moral. But if one can not
commit to a life of chastity (no sexual relations or behaviour) it is better
to be married. As wrote the Apostle Saint Paul;

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his
own wife and every woman have her own husband."(Corinthians I, 7:2)
"I say this by way of concession, not of command. For I wish that all
men were as I myself am. .. Therefore, I say to the unmarried and the widows
that it is good for them to remain singles as I am. But if they cannot exercise
self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. (Corinthians
I, 7:6-9)

There is one sermon in the Christian Bible which condemns visual and physical
adultery. It is one of the Ten Commandments.

Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with
her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (Matthew,
5:27-29)

Analyse
any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of
sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which
life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established;
the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable.
... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice,
his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a
complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts
and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)

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